revolve

graviter

Se déplacer en cercle autour d’un point ou d’un objet central.

En anglais simple : To move around a central point or object in a circular path.

• The Earth revolves around the sun.
• Several moons revolve around this planet.
• The satellite revolved around the planet for years.

Comment l'utiliser : revolve around something (The moon revolves around the Earth.)

Synonymes : orbit, circle

Expressions courantes : revolve around something, revolve around the sun

tourner

Tourner autour d’un axe qui passe par le centre de l’objet.

En anglais simple : To turn around a line through the middle of an object.

• The wheel began to revolve.
• The platform revolves slowly during the show.
• This door revolved smoothly before it broke.

Comment l'utiliser : revolve on an axis (The globe revolves on a central axis.)

Synonymes : rotate, spin, turn

Expressions courantes : revolve slowly, revolve on something

méditer

Réfléchir longtemps et attentivement à une idée.

En anglais simple : To think carefully about an idea for a long time.

• She revolved the idea in her mind.
• He revolved several plans before choosing one.
• I continued to revolve the question long after our conversation.

Comment l'utiliser : revolve something in your mind (He revolved the question in his mind all evening.)

Synonymes : ponder, consider, reflect on

Expressions courantes : revolve an idea, revolve something mentally

parcourir cycliquement

Passer par une série de choses dans l’ordre, souvent en revenant au début.

En anglais simple : To move through a series of things in order, often returning to the beginning.

• The program revolves through each queue.
• The display revolved through a sequence of images.
• These tasks revolve in a fixed order.

Comment l'utiliser : revolve through something (The program revolves through the available queues.)

Synonymes : cycle

Expressions courantes : revolve through something, revolve in sequence